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Straight Talk in the COVID Economy

25 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -

Join global strategist and leading thinker Larry Quick, as every week he meets with Global Thought Leaders and innovators who bring insight and information into the opportunities and risks of our rapidly emerging COVID Economy.

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Getting Real & Generating Sustainable Value

June 11, 2021 06:30 - 1 hour - 134 MB

In this episode of Straight Talk in the COVID Economy, Resilient Futures' Larry Quick and David Platt are back to discuss sustainable value generation. To find out more or register for a Strategy in Action public program, email: [email protected]  Find Larry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larryquick/ Find David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtplatt/ Enjoying this podcast? Sign up to the RF Network here to get more episodes like this delivered to your inbox: http://www.resi...

Strategic Opportunity-Risks: The Responsibility of Strategists

May 12, 2021 05:05 - 1 hour - 87.5 MB

In this episode of Straight Talk in the COVID Economy for 2021, Resilient Futures' Larry Quick and David Platt are back to discuss Strategic Opportunity-Risks: The Responsibility of Strategists. To find out more or register for a Strategy in Action public program, email: [email protected] Find Larry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larryquick/ Find David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtplatt/ Enjoying this podcast? Sign up to the RF Network here to get more episodes like this de...

Impact of COVID on Leadership Mental Health with Anna Feringa

March 05, 2021 00:23 - 1 hour - 56 MB

Anna is a leading expert in Workplace Mental Health, Author, Trainer and International Speaker with over 18 years experience. She is passionate about building a deliberate and energising culture around Mental Health in the Workplace, which in turn drives engagement and productivity. 2021 is 2020 with a different name. It's tiring & exhausting for most ... even those who have found the overall experience innovating and exciting. But what is the cost to our mental health? Especially those i...

2021 is 2020 with a Different Name

February 04, 2021 03:50 - 1 hour - 64.1 MB

In the first episode of Straight Talk in the COVID Economy for 2021, Larry Quick is joined again by Resilient Futures' David Platt, as they look forward to 2020, the external conditions Resilient Futures is observing, and the strategic framework necessary for strategy and planning in 20201. Find Larry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larryquick/ Find David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtplatt/ Enjoying this podcast? Sign up to the RF Network here to get more episodes like this delivered to ...

Key Insights from 2020 (A Year in Review)

December 18, 2020 05:18 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MB

In this special episode of Straight Talk in the COVID Economy, Larry Quick is joined once again by Resilient Futures' David Platt, as they take a look back on 2020, the discussions that have taken place on Straight Talk and discuss key insights and takeaways from the year and to take forward into 2021. Episodes discussed - Rebecca Costa: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/embracing-complexity-with-rebecca-costa/id1523572830?i=1000488719647 Gerd Leonhard: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podc...

The Reality of Planetary Reliability with Peter Williams

December 03, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

Peter Williams is the lead author the UN City Disaster Resilience Scorecard, now used by over 200 cities globally, and has over 30 years' experience in helping businesses and governments adapt to, and make the most of, new technology. In this episode, Peter Williams joins Resilient Futures' Larry Quick to discuss the UN Disaster Resilience Scorecard (UNDRS), its objectives, how its playing out in cities, and in particular, how it is working with the pandemic. Find Peter: linkedin.com/in/pet...

Operating 2021 in the COVID Reality

November 20, 2020 04:48 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Chris Miller is a business continuity and risk consultant, with specialisations in pandemic recovery and counter terrorism. In this episode, Chris Miller joins Resilient Futures' David Platt to discuss operating in 2021 in the COVID reality, diving into the reality of the future of COVID-19; how long will it really last?, key insights into the coronavirus vaccine & much more. Find Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismiller Enjoyed this interview with Chris Miller? Sign up to the RF Ne...

Operating 2021 in the COVID Reality with Chris Miller

November 20, 2020 04:48 - 1 hour - 61.4 MB

Chris Miller is a business continuity and risk consultant, with specialisations in pandemic recovery and counter terrorism. In this episode, Chris Miller joins Resilient Futures' David Platt to discuss operating in 2021 in the COVID reality, diving into the reality of the future of COVID-19; how long will it really last?, key insights into the coronavirus vaccine & much more. Find Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismiller Enjoyed this interview with Chris Miller? Sign up to the RF Net...

In What Shape is the American Experiment? with Joe Cammarano

November 06, 2020 01:56 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

Joe Cammarano is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College in Rhode Island, with expertise in presidential politics, public management and campaigns and elections. In this episode, Larry and Joe are joined by Resilient Futures' David Platt to discuss the shape of the American experiment, and their projects for 2021 and beyond. They get into the 2020 presidential election, and how its results will play out, how the US economy will fair moving forward, and whether the U...

A Futurist's Learnings from COVID-19 with Gerd Leonhard

October 30, 2020 05:02 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

Gerd Leonhard is a leading Futurist & Humanist, a global Keynote Speaker, the Author of 'Technology vs Humanity' and a Film-Maker. In this episode, Larry and Gerd discuss Gerd's learnings from the COVID-19 crisis and some key foresights to the future, as well as digital saturation, digital acceleration within the COVID Economy and what can be expected from the next 3 - 5 years. Find Gerd: https://www.futuristgerd.com/ Find out more about Resilient Futures & get new podcast episodes deliver...

The Real Climate Economy with Curt Spalding

October 16, 2020 03:24 - 1 hour - 68.1 MB

Curt Spalding is Professor of the Practice at Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES) and Principal Consultant at Spalding Climate Strategies. In this episode, Larry and Curt discuss the collapse of the social, economic and environmental conditions pre-COVID, the opportunities and risks emerging environmentally within the COVID Economy, and the practices we must learn and apply in the real climate economy. Find Curt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curt-spalding-a8448228/ Find ou...

The Future of the United States with Michael Busler

October 09, 2020 01:33 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

Michael Busler, Ph.D. is an economist, public policy analyst, writer and a Professor of Finance at Stockton University. In this episode, Larry and Michael discuss the future of the United States, with Michael sharing his view on America tomorrow, and covering the upcoming election, the economy, political leadership, equality and more. Find Michael: https://medium.com/@micbusler Find out more about Resilient Futures: http://www.resilientfutures.com/getstarted Donate to Impact Africa Networ...

The Diffusion of Everything with Mark Zawacki

October 02, 2020 04:40 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB

Mark Zawacki is the Founder of 650 Labs and Milestone Group, and a Senior advisor to large, global organizations on strategy, growth, innovation and organizational change In this episode, Larry and Mark discuss Mark'z theory 'The Diffusion of Everything' and what is meant by its subline 'No more $14 avocado on toast'. Find Mark: https://twitter.com/markzawacki Find out more about Resilient Futures: http://www.resilientfutures.com/getstarted Donate to Impact Africa Network: http://www.impa...

The Economic Outlook for Australia with Saul Eslake

September 14, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 89.6 MB

Saul Eslake is a renowned economist and Vice-Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Tasmania. In this episode, Larry and Saul discuss the COVID Economy is playing out from an economic perspective, the stability of the global economy, what actions government & industries should take to be successful in this economy, the emerging innovative capabilities that must be invested in and much more... Find Saul: https://www.saul-eslake.com/ Find out more about Resilient Futures: http://www.resili...

The Need for Unlearning in Rapid Exponential Change with Barry O'Reilly

September 10, 2020 22:06 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MB

Barry O'Reilly is the international bestselling author of Unlearn: Let Go of Past Success to Achieve Extraordinary Results and Lean Enterprise: How High Performance Organizations Innovate at Scale. In this episode, Larry and Barry discuss the nature of unlearning as a means for learning and relearning within rapid exponential change, methods of keeping up with exponential change and the way in which learning and education is being transformed in the new COVID Economy. Find Barry: https://ba...

The State of Workplace Mental Health with Anna Feringa

September 04, 2020 04:20 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MB

Anna is a leading expert in Workplace Mental Health, author, trainer and international speaker with over 17 years experience. With a background in Organisational Psychology, Anna works with businesses and Government agencies to build effective and practical mental health programs. In this episode of Straight Talk in the COVID Economy, Larry and Anna discuss the state of mental illness in business and communities today, how organisations can understand and better manage mental health issues, ...

Entering the Transformation Age with Robb Smith

August 27, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MB

Robb Smith is a social innovator and CEO and co-founder of Integral Life, a digital platform supporting advanced vertical development and the global trend towards meta-integrative human capacities (cross-boundary epistemologies, methods and leadership for wicked environments). In this episode of Straight Talk in the COVID Economy, Larry and Robb discuss the 'The Transformation Age' and the global metacrisis giving way to it, the 'Great Release' of the United States and his recommendations fo...

Embracing Complexity with Rebecca Costa

August 20, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MB

Rebecca Costa is an American sociobiologist and futurist. She is the preeminent global expert on the subject of "fast adaptation", recipient of the prestigious Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Award and author of the international bestseller The Watchman's Rattle: A Radical New Theory of Collapse. In this episode of Straight Talk in the COVID Economy, Larry and Rebecca discuss whether whether COVID-19 is the evolutionary event needed to embrace complexity, the keys to fast adaptation...

How COVID-19 is Changing the Future of Healthcare with Chai Chua

August 07, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

Chai Chua is a prominent figure in the NZ health sector, having acted as Director-General of Health, National Director of the National Health Board and CEO of Hutt Valley DHB. In this episode, Larry and Chai discuss how healthcare has met the challenge of COVID-19, and how exponential technology is driving change in the healthcare sector. Find Chai: https://chaichuah.com/ Find out more about Resilient Futures: www.resilientfutures.com Donate to Impact Africa Network: www.impactafrica.netw...

Local Community Economies with Michael Shuman

August 07, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

Michael Shuman is an economist, attorney, author, and entrepreneur, and a leading visionary on community economics. In this episode, Larry and Michael discuss the need for local investments, and how communities can localise and strengthen their individual resolve inside the COVID Economy. Find Michael: https://michaelhshuman.com/ Find out more about Resilient Futures: www.resilientfutures.com Donate to Impact Africa Network: www.impactafrica.network This discussion was recorded on July 2...

Transforming Planetary Education with Cindy Forde

August 07, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

Cindy Forde is founder of PLANETARI, which aims to, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, enable by 2030, all children to understand our planet as a living system and to have the capacity for creativity and innovation to be able to live successfully here. In this episode, Larry and Cindy discuss the need for transforming how we understand and act as humans towards Earth, and how we can begin to do so. Find Cindy: https://planetari.world/ Find out more about Resilient Futures: ...

The Circular Economy with Steve Morris

August 07, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MB

Steve Morris is a Circular Economy veteran and founder of Close the Loop, which provides in-class sustainability solutions to help companies enhance their corporate social responsibility programs. In this episode, Larry and Steve discuss the circular economy, why it is a critical way of thinking and acting upon, and how it is being used by business for success. Find Steve: https://www.closetheloop.com.au/ https://www.ewood.com.au/ https://circularfood.com/ https://planetark.org/ Find out m...

The Need for Syntropic Enterprises with Christine McDougall

August 07, 2020 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB

Christine McDougall is the Chief Steward of Syntropic Enterprise, an organisation which, through syntropic enterprise design, seeks to create new models, maps and mindsets for a world with a future "where all life on Earth can flourish - forever." In this episode of Straight Talk in the COVID Economy, Larry and Christine discuss what is meant by 'syntropic enterprise' and the need for such syntropy within the COVID Economy. Find Christine: https://syntropic.world/ https://medium.com/@christ...

Climate Bonds for Climate Change with Sean Kidney

August 06, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

Sean Kidney is CEO and Co-Founder of Climate Bonds Initiative, the only organisation in the world working to mobilise the $100 trillion bond market for climate change solutions. In this episode of Straight Talk in the COVID Economy, Larry and Sean discuss how climate bonds - the theory, the practice and their actual application are going to help us through the emergence of the Covid Economy Find Sean: www.climatebonds.net www.twitter.com/seankidney Find out more about Resilient Futures: ww...

Interview with Sarah di Vanzo

July 14, 2020 23:18 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

In the first episode of INTREPID: Information that Counts, we sit down with Sarah di Vanzo for a very interesting and insightful discussion.

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